Audrey L.

Rhuems
518 West Maple Street, Girard, KS 66743 | 620-238-2084 | arhuems@gus.pittstate.edu

OBJECTIVE
Dedicated and motivated Secondary English Education graduate seeking entry
level quality English teaching position in the Fredonia, Kansas USD #484.

EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION | MAY 2016 | PITTSBURG STATE
UNIVERSITY
Major: Secondary English Education
Minor: Womens and Gender Studies
Groups: Sigma Tau Delta/English Honor Society
Deans Honor Roll
Completed required internship and professional semester at Baxter Springs High
School, Baxter Springs, Kansas.

Worked and trained with 11th and 12th grade students in the English classroom
with cooperating teacher: Mrs. Leslie Bowman September 2015-May 2016
Completed required clinical in Fort Scott, Kansas at the Fort Scott Middle School

Worked and trained with 8th grade students in the English classroom with
cooperating teacher: Mrs. Marianna Dougherty January-May 2013
SOME COURSES TAKEN | JANUARY 2009-DECEMBER 2011 | LABETTE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Major: Elementary Education
Honor Roll
Completed required Explorations in Education course at Robert V. Haderlein
Elementary School Girard, Kansas

Worked and observed 3rd and 4th grade classrooms in all areas of study.
January-May 2010

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

LEADERSHIP
Willing to take charge on a group project or collaborating lesson plans.
Keep classroom management under control when teaching students.
Work well as a member of a team to get the job done and done efficiently.
Strive for collaborative learning in students.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Provide a safe environment for students learning and thriving

 Main goal is to keep students on task to be successful at completing projects and

any assignments detrimental to their education.
Keep a structured environment that is conducive to student learning and
developing throughout the school years.
Instill in the students minds that teambuilding is essential to effective learning
and working well with their peers.
COMMUNICATION
I am a very informative person that keeps track of everything that needs done
during the day or week.
Keeping up with co-workers is important and the most efficient way of doing that is
by communicating either by email, phone, or in person.
I am a people-person. If I need to talk to someone about something, I am not
afraid to speak up.
READING & WRITING
I am educated in my subject area of study to pass along my knowledge in a way
that is conducive to student learning and retention of the information given about
the subject.
Experience in following state standards and following common core standards to fit
my lesson plans.

WORK EXPERIENCE
PARAEDUCATOR | SEK INTERLOCAL #637 | PITTSBURG, KANSAS OCTOBER
2008-DECEMBER 2011
Responsibilities included:

Worked with students who were identified with a specific learning disability
that spent time in the Special Education classroom.

Worked with those students who were identified within inclusive classrooms,
such as their regular education classroom with their regular education teacher.

Worked with students who were identified as:

Gifted
Autistic
Aspergers
Down Syndrome
ADHD
Physical Disabilities
Emotionally Disturbed
Behavior Disorders

Made lesson plans, taught MTSS, modified lesson plans, worked as a team with
fellow paraeducators and special education teacher to teach the lessons that were
beneficial to the learning of our students.

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ALICE training through Baxter Springs High School and Pittsburg State University

CERTIFICATION
I plan to be fully certified by the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year. I am
waiting on test scores for the PLT test and to take the Praxis content test on March
8th.

PROFESSIONAL WEBSITE PORTFOLIO

www.arhuems.weebly.com

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Audrey L. Rhuems
518 West Maple Street, Girard, KS 66743 | 620-238-2084 | arhuems@gus.pittstate.edu

References
Kent Runyan, Supervising Education Professor
College of Education
110 Hughes Hall
Pittsburg State University
1701 South Broadway
Pittsburg, KS 66762
crunyan@pittstate.edu

Leslie Bowman, Cooperating Teacher

USD #508 Baxter Springs High School
101 North Military Avenue.
Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713
620-856-3366
bowmanl@usd508.org

John Franklin, Supervising Professor, English Education

English Program
434 Grubbs Hall
Pittsburg State University
1701 South Broadway
Pittsburg, Kansas 66762
620-235-4689
jfranklin@pittstate.edu

Kay Mein, Elementary 4th Grade Teacher

R.V. Haderlein Elementary
520 West Prairie Street.
Girard, Kansas 66743
620-724-4327
kmein@usd248.org

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Susan Cheney, Elementary Paraeducator

SEK Interlocal #637, USD #248 Girard
520 West Prairie Street.
Girard, Kansas 66743
620-724-4327
scheney@usd248.org

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